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Many large pelagic fish are oceanic nomadic species that undertake long offshore migrations. They feed on small pelagic forage fish, as well as medium-sized pelagic fish. At times, they follow their schooling prey, and many species form schools themselves. Examples of larger pelagic fish are tuna, billfish, king mackerel, sharks, and large rays.
Diverse pelagic and reef fish species live at the surface when young, [12] including commercially important fish species like the Atlantic cod, salmon, and billfish. Neuston can be concentrated as living islands that completely obscure the sea surface, or scattered into sparse meadows over thousands of miles.
Thalassobathia pelagica is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas). [2] [3] [4] It is sometimes referred to by the common name pelagic ...
Altogether, the pelagic zone occupies 1,330 million km 3 (320 million mi 3) with a mean depth of 3.68 km (2.29 mi) and maximum depth of 11 km (6.8 mi). [2] [3] [4] Pelagic life decreases as depth increases. The pelagic zone contrasts with the benthic and demersal zones at the bottom of the sea. The benthic zone is the ecological region at the ...
These pelagic schooling fish are found in the North Pacific, from China, Korea and Japan eastward to the Gulf of Alaska and southward to sub-tropical Mexico, [2] preferring temperatures around 15–18 degrees Celsius (59–64 degrees Fahrenheit). The Pacific saury is a highly migratory species. Adults are generally found offshore, near the ...
Alosa species are generally pelagic. [8] They are mostly anadromous or semianadromous with the exception of strictly freshwater landlocked species. [8] Alosa species are generally migratory and schooling fish. [8] Males usually mature about a year before females; they spawn in the late spring to summer. [9] [10] Most individuals die shortly ...
[1] [5] It is a pelagic, shoaling species that feeds on zooplankton. [1] It grows to a maximum size of 13 cm (5.1 in) TL, though commonly they are smaller. [6] Usipa plays a significant role in the economic livelihood for many households at Lake Malawi that rely upon fishing for income. Because of its small size, it is commonly dried.
Diplotaxodon species are important food fish around the lake, being collected by a number of small-scale fishing methods, such as Chirimila seines and baited hooks, as well as by trawling. Although they represent a potentially very large fishery stock (100,000 tonnes), with a potentially sustainable fishery yield of around 20,000 tonnes, their ...